Best Movies & Shorts Of The 2nd Half of 2024
With the year 2024 coming to an end, let’s recap some of the best Movies and Shorts since the end of June.
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The Fire Inside (2024): Review and Summary | The Black Girl Coming Of Age Story You’ve Been Waiting On
Beyond being an inspirational story focused on Claressa Sheilds, “The Fire Inside” is a coming-of-age story you rarely see Black girls have on the big screen.
Atlanta: Season 4 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
“Atlanta” ends its run without any desire to conform to the expectations of a final season, as it continues to have a loose arc for its characters.
Bullet Train (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Bullet Train” reminds you not only of Brad Pitt’s star power but also how action at its best is done in close quarters.
Atlanta: Season 3 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Season 3 of Atlanta is about growth from the main cast and Glover flexing on the strength of Atlanta nearly every other episode.
Joker (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
In what feels like DC’s answer to Logan, Joker gets an origin story that reminds you why he is one of the top fictional villains of all time.
Don’t Let Go (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Thanks to the performances of Storm Reid and David Oyelowo, Don’t Let Go will have you crying and your chest tight due to fear.
Child’s Play (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
In one movie, Child’s Play (2019) does what the original franchise consistently attempted to do: Be both horrifying yet comical.
If Beale Street Could Talk – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
If Beale Street Could Talk may not meet expectations, but that’s because it subverts that for what cinema, especially Black cinema, needs.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse pushes you to learn more about the iconic character, beyond Peter Parker, and creates a franchise you’ll want to see more of.
